Museum of Islamic Art: The Collection

Name: Museum of Islamic Art: The Collection
Brand: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
SKU: 9780500480847
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Museum of Islamic Art: The Collection showcases the world-class collection housed in Qatar's Museum of Islamic Art. Featuring dazzling artistic achievements from across the Islamic world, the book highlights items from Spain to Central Asia and India, spanning from the early Islamic period to the nineteenth century. The collection includes exquisite metalwork, miniatures, carpets, calligraphy, and ceramics, displayed alongside scholarly essays and new research by the museum's curatorial team.
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Format: Hardback

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Recommended for collectors, scholars, and enthusiasts of Islamic art and culture, as well as readers interested in art history and museum collections.

The first comprehensive reference publication on the world-class collection at the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar, featuring examples of dazzling artistic achievements from across the Islamic world.

The first comprehensive reference publication on the world-class collection at the Museum of Islamic Art, Qatar, featuring examples of dazzling artistic achievements from across the Islamic world

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Museum of Islamic Art: The Collection is the first comprehensive reference publication on the world-class collection at the Museum of Islamic Art, Qatar, featuring examples of dazzling artistic achievements from across the Islamic world.

With flagship architecture by I. M. Pei and an interior designed by J.-M. Wilmotte, the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar is a dazzling showcase of the artistic achievements of the Islamic world. The collection represents the highest expression of artistic culture, covering lands from Spain to Central Asia and India, and ranges in date from the early Islamic period to the nineteenth century. It includes metalwork, miniatures, carpets, calligraphy, and ceramics.

Published to coincide with the re-opening of the museum galleries, this book brilliantly conveys the quality and significance of the Museum of Islamic Art collection. It presents impressive images of objects alongside new research and discoveries by the museum curatorial team. Additionally, it includes thirty-seven specially commissioned essays by scholars of Islamic Art. Museum of Islamic Art: The Collection is an outstanding and detailed contribution to the field.

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Homes & Antiques praises it as "an essential addition to the library of any collector with a serious interest in the field, whilst being accessible enough for those simply wishing to expand their knowledge of Islamic art." The Muslim World Book Review calls it "lusciously illustrated."

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780500480847

Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 10 November 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd

Illustration: 350 Illustrations, color

Contributors:

Edited by Julia Gonnella
Contributions by Mounia Chekhab Abudaya
Contributions by Tara Desjardins
Contributions by Nicoletta Fazio
Contributions by Simone Struth

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 195.0mm

Height: 260.0mm

Weight: 2480g

Pages: 592

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction

About the Author

Julia Gonnella is the Director of the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar. Mounia Chekhab Abudaya, Tara Desjardins, Nicoletta Fazio and Simone Struth are curators at the Museum of Islamic Art.